Journey to exciting places and build a lasting connection with your favorite books. Each episode centers on a theme from a book, or other children's literature, which is explored through a number of segments or stories.
Cast: LeVar Burton
TV-YHDCC
15 episodes
- 1. Tight TimesA young girl's father loses his job.TV-YCC30minJun 6, 1983
- 2. Miss Nelson Is BackAs part of his birthday celebration, LeVar gets made-up like a movie monster, and then gets involved in Harry Blackstone's magic act. Ruth Buzzi reads Miss Nelson Is Back, all about a group of rowdy students who try to take advantage of their teacher's absence when she's out sick one day, and how she gets revenge on them by pretending to be "the meanest teacher in the world, Viola Swamp."TV-YCC30minJun 7, 1983
- 3. Bea and Mr. JonesLeVar is already worn out after working on several scenes all day long on the production of the series. He feels he needs to take on another identity, segueing into introducing the featured book, Bea and Mr. Jones. Madeline Kahn reads the book about a kindergarten student and her father who get so bored with their jobs that they decide to experiment by switching places for the day.TV-YCC30minJun 8, 1983
- 4. Bringing the Rain to Kapiti PlainBringing the Rain to Kapiti PlainTV-YCC30minJun 9, 1983
- 5. Louis the FishLouis the FishTV-YCC30minJun 10, 1983
- 6. Digging Up DinosaursTechnically not the first science-related show in its history, LeVar seeks a place where archaeologists retrieve dinosaur bones. At the end of the program, LeVar buries a time capsule, containing (among other things) a can of old Coke and his picture. Linda Gilman reads Digging Up Dinosaurs, a story about how paleontologists unearth dinosaurs skeletons and preserve them in museum exhibits.TV-YCC30minJun 13, 1983
- 7. Liang and the Magic PaintbrushLiang and the Magic PaintbrushTV-YCC30minJun 14, 1983
- 8. Gila Monsters Meet You at the AirportIn the featured book, a young boy and his family move from New York City to the Southwest and he has many misconceptions about what his new home is like.TV-YCC30minJun 15, 1983
- 9. Three Days on a River in a Red CanoeThree Days on a River in a Red CanoeTV-YCC30minJun 16, 1983
- 10. The Gift of the Sacred DogThe first of many programs favoring Native Americans. In this instance, a Midwestern legend suggests how horses arrived to the tribe. Later in this episode is the song "Ancient Places, Sacred Lands" which lists several words originating from various locations of the United States and the tribal meaning of their names.TV-YCC30minJun 17, 1983
- 11. Gregory, the Terrible EaterToday's subject is goats and what they eat.TV-YCC30minJun 20, 1983
- 12. Three by the SeaThree by the SeaTV-YCC30minJun 21, 1983
- 13. Arthur's EyesLaVar explores seeing and our other senses, as Bill Cosby tells the story of how the young aardvark, Arthur Read acquired his pair of glasses.TV-YCC30minJun 22, 1983
- 14. The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the WashThe Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the WashTV-YCC30minJun 22, 1983
- 15. Ty's One Man BandLeVar is ready to find music everywhere, and he does. This show includes the animation Onomatopoeia. Lou Rawls reads the story of Ty's One-Man Band, about a man who teaches a boy how to make music using household items.TV-YCC30minJun 23, 1983
Reading Rainbow
★ 8.4/10198321 seasons155 episodesEnded
Take a look, it’s in a book, a Reading Rainbow!
Journey to exciting places and build a lasting connection with your favorite books. Each episode centers on a theme from a book, or other children's literature, which is explored through a number of segments or stories.
Creators and cast
- Created by
- LeVar Burton, Larry Lancit, Cecily Truett Lancit, Twila Liggett
- Cast
- LeVar Burton
- Studio
- Lancit Media Productions, RCN Entertainment, On-Screen Entertainment
